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Jeannie C. RileyGood Enough To Be Your Wife / Light Your Light (And Let It Shine)

Vinyl pressings

Good Enough To Be Your Wife / Light Your Light (And Let It Shine)

by Jeannie C. Riley · 1971

11 pressings5 countriesCountryFolkWorld& Country

Good Enough To Be Your Wife was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Good Enough To Be Your Wife

10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

1971
Label and catalog number
Plantation Records PL-75
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

711 - 1483 - SRunout area side A

711 - 1489 - SRunout area side AA

711 1483Label side A

711 1489Label side AA

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US

1971
Label and catalog number
Plantation Records PL-75
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Runout / matrix

711-1483-SLabel side A

711-1489-SLabel side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1971
Label and catalog number
Plantation Records PL-75
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

711-1483-S PL-75Runout area side A

711-1489-S PL-75Runout area side B

711-1483-SLabel side A

711-1489-SLabel side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1971
Label and catalog number
Plantation Records PL-75
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

PL-75 ZSSB130629-1A 711-1483-S TI

PL-75 ZSSB130630-1A 711-1489-S TII

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971CanadaSSS International PLA 75XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1971New ZealandInterfusion XXX 4367First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1971UKPhilips 6006 152First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1971UKPhilips 6006 152First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1971USPlantation Records PL-75First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1971USPlantation Records PL-75First year7", Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl7", Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl
1971USPlantation Records PL-75First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1971USPlantation Records PL-75First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1971USPlantation Records PL-75First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1971USPlantation Records PL-75First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?NetherlandsSSS International NG 5507", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AGood Enough To Be Your Wife2:39
  2. AALight Your Light (And Let It Shine)2:48

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Good Enough To Be Your Wife are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Good Enough To Be Your Wife are listed here, from 5 countries.

When was Good Enough To Be Your Wife first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Plantation Records PL-75.

How do I tell if my copy of Good Enough To Be Your Wife is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL-75, 6006 152, PLA 75X, XXX 4367) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 711 - 1483 - S and 711 - 1489 - S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Good Enough To Be Your Wife on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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